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CRIMINAL CODE 2002 - SECT 308 Theft

CRIMINAL CODE 2002 - SECT 308

Theft

A person commits an offence ( theft ) if the person dishonestly appropriates property belonging to someone else with the intention of permanently depriving the other person of the property.

Maximum penalty: 1 000 penalty units, imprisonment for 10 years or both.

Note     For alternative verdict provisions applying to this offence, see s 370, s 371 and s 372.